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Curriculum and Social Inquiry, Ed.D.

The Curriculum and Social Inquiry (CSI) doctoral program is designed to prepare high level scholar-practitioners for curriculum leadership positions in schools and other educational communities. The program emphasizes engagement in processes of critical reflection about issues of curriculum in relation to the school community and society.

This degree requires:

  • 63 SH
  • Comprehensive examination
  • A dissertation

Doctoral Core - 6 SH

CCD610ADoctoral Core I
CCD610BDoctoral Core II

Research and Dissertation - 21 SH

ESR604Dissertation Proposal Seminar
ESR610Paradigms of Research
ESR612Empirical/Analytic Research I
ESR614Interpretive/Critical Research I
ESR616Empirical/Analytic Research II
or
ESR618Interpretive/Critical Research II
and
CCD699ADissertation: Curriculum and Social Inquiry

Curriculum and Social Inquiry Core - 21 SH

CSI600Curriculum Theory: Historical, Philosophical and Political Issues
CSI601Cultures of Schools and Communities
CSI602Curriculum Theory: Contemporary Issues and Practices
CSI603Curriculum Planning, Organization and Evaluation
CSI605Professional Development and School Change
CSI693Curriculum Seminar

Program Electives - 15 SH

Choose 15 SH from NCE graduate courses in consultation with the doctoral advisor

Comprehensive Examination

The Curriculum and Social Inquiry Doctoral Program Qualifying Exam, the comprehensive examination, is taken after completion of the doctoral, research, and program core classes. Students must pass the Qualifying Exam prior to formal work on the dissertation and advancement to candidacy for the Ed.D. degree.